The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) is an arm of the Lagos State Police Command. It was set up to speedily respond to emergencies within the state. It carries out regular patrols of the state and have various 'pinning-down' points across the city. The RRS responds to distress calls made to 767 and 112.

Sunday, 25 September 2016

Otedeola Bridge: RRS Nabs Three Suspected Robbers With Master Key

Three suspected robbers who have been terrorising
passers-by broken down vehicle owners, passengers and other road users around
Otedola Bridge in Lagos have been arrested by the operatives of the Rapid
Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command just as they recovered two
master keys from them.

The suspects, Chima Joseph (24), Hassan Adamu (34) and
Ibietan Oluwaseyi (41), were arrested after dragging their victim from the
Expressway into the bush and dispossessed him of all his belongings.

The victim, Idi Musa, who was in Lagos for the first
time, said he was on his way to Apapa from Borno State to meet his brother.

According to him, "I alighted at Ojodu-Berger to
walk from the Bus Stop to Ojota. As I walked down the road towards the bridge
(Otedola), I heard somebody called out from the bush, Aboki! Aboki!!, zo mana
(come). I ignored the call because I didn’t know them. Before now, I have been
warned to mind my business when in Lagos….

"As I continued my journey, two of them (pointing to
Chima and Adamu) ran after me, dragged me with my trousers into the bush; beat
me several times before searching my pockets and luggage. They took N3, 000
from me…. After collecting my money, one of them (pointing to Hassan Adamu)
threatened me that he was a Lagos State Government official and that if I ever
come back there, they would arrest me and send me back to my village…. They
then released me to go. As I descended the slope towards the bridge, I spotted
an RRS vehicle. I went to the officers, narrated all that happened to me. "

"At their office, three teams of officers were
drafted to comb the Bush properly. It was in the process that they arrested the
other two that dragged me from the road into the bush before collecting my
money."

It was gathered that RRS's surveillance team have been on
the lookout for the robbers terrorising people during traffic congestion in that
area. It was further learnt that more than four people have been arrested for
robbing road users while two additional cases of robbery linked to the suspects
have been reported to RRS's operatives.

One of the suspects, Chima Joseph, from whom the master
keys were recovered, stated that he found the keys on the ground, adding that
he was looking for a place to put it for people to see. It was revealed that
the key, when tested opened the doors of 2 Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla and one
Honda (End of Discussion).

He confessed that they dragged Musa into the bush, ransacked
him and collected his N3,000. "My friends and I sleep in the shed in the
bush beside the expressway. What we do is to assist people on the highway,"
he added.

Confirming the arrest, the State Police Public Relations
Officer, Superintendent of Police, SP Dolapo Badmos, stated that the police are
keeping an eagle eye on all the black spots in the state particularly as the
year draws to an end.‎